Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: The US freed $6 billion in Iranian money. Did it help fund Hamas’ attack on Israel?
Republicans are criticizing the Biden administration after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in years. President Joe Biden’s critics claim that a recent… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-check: What Trump said about ‘$6 billion to Iran,’ immigration, economy at New Hampshire rally
Speaking to supporters in New Hampshire, former President Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for Hamas’ attacks in Israel and asserted that New Hampshire —… Read More
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Fact Check: Did 1,609 scientists sign a declaration saying ‘there is no climate emergency’? Not quite
“There is no climate emergency,” posts proclaimed on X, formerly Twitter, sharing a message allegedly supported by more than a thousand scientists. Some X users… Read More
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Fact Check: Viral clip shows video game footage, not violence in Israel
A Facebook post sharing a video that’s drawing thousands of views purports to show footage of recent violence between Hamas and Israel. “Israel and Palestine,”… Read More
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Fact Check: Video of people dressed as dogs is part of a fetish festival, not a ‘trans-species rights’ protest
Were people howling in the streets of Germany for (non) human rights? A Sept. 24 viral video claimed that “hundreds of people, who identify as… Read More
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Fact Check: Video shows Iranian lawmakers chanting ‘death to America’ in 2020, not 2023
After Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, old footage of Iranian lawmakers chanting “death to America” in the country’s parliament started to recirculate social media. … Read More
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Fact Check: Airstrike video predates October Hamas attack on Israel
A video of an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip is being shared on social media in the wake of an Oct. 7 Hamas… Read More
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Fact Check: Cotham falsely says NC budget includes ‘largest’ ever income tax cut
A North Carolina legislator who recently switched political parties is touting what she characterized as her new party’s efforts to deliver historic tax cuts. State… Read More
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Fact Check: Moore’s claim seniors are paying “no more than 35 cents” for prescription drugs is off base
When Republican presidential hopefuls debated in Milwaukee in late August, politicians of all stripes were busy spinning. But a claim from U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore,… Read More
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Fact Check: Fake news about a DNA test-related beheading recirculates on social media
A recent Facebook post warns about false positives in DNA testing but uses a fake headline to prove its point. “Man cuts off wife’s head… Read More